Speaks to how little depth we had at CB those years. Remember Todd Howard (converted WR)? He was starting around that same time. Just because he was up there on the depth chart does not make him good by Michigan standards. He did not live up to whatever ranking he had coming out of high school.

to get a DB on our roster that wears the #2 jersey and bares some resemblance in his play to CW. I'm not asking that he be AS good as CW (that is a lot to ask), but at least be somewhat close....please!

I think that most NFL teams would like to have a CB that is somewhat close to Charles Woodson. I would just be happy with a good CB wearing #2 - I don't think that we will ever see a college CB as good as Charles Woodson. The guy shut down half of the field. He intercepted balls that even tacopants couldn't catch (as your awesome avatar pic shows). He returned punts as good as just about anyone. And he was a pretty damn good receiver.

"Somewhat close" to Charles Woodson is an All-America lock at corner, All-Big Ten punt returner (if there was such a thing) and also just about as good as any receiver on roster right now. Even having someone who could shut down half as much of the field as Woodson would probably net another win next year.

"We bring you to Michigan to take care of Michigan; your job is to protect that block M."
-Carol Hutchins

You're basically never going to see a CB shut down half the field anymore, and not just because Woodson was awesome, but because teams no longer send only two WRs out on passing downs. The 1998 Rose Bowl was pretty much the only time we faced a 4-wide formation, and while Woodson covered his man like a glove, WSU still threw for 300 yards by avoiding him. The game's changed.

jersey that was way too small out of principle alone. They were sold out of everything else.
I became the champion for John Navarre over his last 2 years at Michigan, as it sounds several others on this site were as well. I wanted to fight everything: the internet, the papers, and sports talk radio. Sonuvabitch, he's out there doing his best, chill. Ahhhh, but I digress.

Only 4 times in the history of Michigan football have we beaten:
MSU, Minnesota, ND and OSU in the same season.

Johnny was QB for one of those 4 seasons.

"Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards." -Leroy Hoard